Archive for October, 2008
No neighborhood in Lisbon is praised more in Fado music than Lisbons historical area Mouraria. Mouraria, Calçada de Santo André. This ‘Bairro‘ (neighborhood) is a maze of little, narrow streets, situated between Graça, Alfama and Costa de Castelo, given it’s name by the first Portugese king, Dom Afonso Henriques (1109 – 1185) , after Lisbon was taken over [...]
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October 30th, 2008 | Posted in Amália Rodrigues, Bars, fado, History, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Mouraria, Music, Places to go, Tourist information, Walking around | 15 Comments
‘Lisbon Calling’ is a newly established Hostel, fully renovated, in the heart of Lisbon’s City Old Centre, Rua São Paulo, 126 – 3 D, easy to reach by bus, tube and train. The main tourist attractions, venues, high street shops, stores and Bairro Alto night life are within a short walking distance. ‘Lisbon Calling’ Hostel, [...]
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October 27th, 2008 | Posted in Cheap Hostels, Hostels, Lisbon city center, Tourist information | 3 Comments
Lisbon students in September, a brand new school year. The new semester brings new textbooks, professors, and classes, many public events and traditions. It also brings a lot of fun! The universitary students follow a special dress code. Drinking Ginjinja near the tiny Ginja bar on Largo de São Domingos, Ginjinha is a liqueur made of a cherry-like [...]
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October 27th, 2008 | Posted in Ginjinha cafe, Lisbon city center, Lisbon people | 1 Comment
Close to the famous Rossio Square, just off Largo de São Domingos, you will notice a lively street called Rua Barros Queiróz, where the locals as well as the tourists meet. Largo de São Domingos: ‘Lisbon, City of Tolerance’. What you’ll find here is a real Portuguese atmosphere: a variety of little shops, a typical [...]
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October 21st, 2008 | Posted in Azulejos, cafe, Drinks, Eating & drinking, Food, Ginjinha cafe, Lisbon city center, Luxury food shops, Rossio, Shopping, Tourist information, Walking around | 1 Comment
Designer Alberto Gourgel was born in Angola, a Portuguese colony from the 16th century to 1975. ” I studied in a boarding school in Angola, but due to economical problems my brother and I moved to Lisbon in 1983. Being a kid, I already had a lot of creative ideas”. Market ‘A Feira da Ladra‘ (Lisbon’s famous flea [...]
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October 21st, 2008 | Posted in Alfama, Feira da Ladra, flea market, Lisbon Historical Center, Lisbon people, Markets, Places to go, Shopping, Sightseeing, Tourist information, vintage, Walking around | 2 Comments
Metro Station Baixa-Chiado is a unique and impressive subway, opened in 1998, created by architect Álvaro Siza Vieira. Metro entrance Baixo-Chiado, Rua do Crucifixo. This station is one of the most important transfer stations, and one of the most crowded of Lisbon. New is the extension towards the Santa Apolónia train station, opening on 19 [...]
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October 19th, 2008 | Posted in Architecture, Baixa, Baixa Chiado, Lisbon city center, metro & train, Public transport, Tourist information, Walking around | No Comments
Aurelio Ramos de Oliveira was born in Sao Paulo in 1975. He studied at Soho Academy São Paulo in Brazil, Maison 25 Academy Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Facto Lab in Lisbon and Vidal Sassoon in London. Le Salon, June 2008 As ‘Ambassador of l’ Oreal’ Aurelio worked a few years in ‘Le Salon’ , as [...]
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October 15th, 2008 | Posted in Bairro Alto, Baixa, Beaches around Lisbon, favorite places, Gay, Hairdressers, Lisbon people, Meco nudist beach | 3 Comments
From Bairro Alto you can walk to Rossio, stairs leading you down from Calçada do Duque starting in Rua Nova da Trindade, near a sex shop. Rua Nova da Trindade, near Bairro Alto Calçada do Duque is a street made of hundreds of stairs, lined with lots of traditional Portuguese restaurants (not cheap). Background: Saint George’s Castle [...]
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October 15th, 2008 | Posted in Bairro Alto, Lisbon Historical Center, Places to go, Restaurants, Rossio, Rossio Station, Sightseeing, Walking around | 2 Comments
Opening in 1782, Restaurant Café Martinho da Arcada, located in the corner of the Praça do Comércio 37 near the Tagus river, is one of the oldest restaurants/cafés in Lisbon. The restaurant’s terrace under the beautiful arcades, Praça do Comércio Movie Praca do Comercio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhuLEkL0Ue4. Situated downtown, this cafe was once the ideal setting for the [...]
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October 13th, 2008 | Posted in Baixa, cafe, History, Lisbon city center, Lisbon people, Pessoa, Praça do Comércio, Quality Restaurant, Restaurants, Tejo river, Wine | 1 Comment
Nowadays lots of tourists walk around in Lisbon’s Chiado area and the elegant shopping area Rua Garrett. The bronze sculpture of Portugal’s famous writer and poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), is very popular. Lisbon 2011: Fernando Pessoa, kissed by a young girl 75 years after his death , Cafe ‘A Brasileira’ Famous cafe ‘A Brasileira’ ’s terrace in Lisbon (Rua Garrett [...]
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October 9th, 2008 | Posted in Baixa Chiado, cafe, Chiado, History, Lisbon city center, Lisbon people, Maps, Monument, Pessoa, Remarkable, Sightseeing, Tourist information, Walking around | 10 Comments
